What is the Costa Diadema cruise ship and when does it visit Gibraltar?
Short answer
Costa Diadema is a Costa Cruises ship for 3,724 guests at double occupancy, built in Italy in 2014. Its upcoming visits to Gibraltar, with times and expected passengers, are listed on this page.
Upcoming visits to Gibraltar
Friday 8 October 2027, in port 07:00–20:00
Friday 29 October 2027, in port 06:00–13:30
Also in port: Emerald Sakara, Europa. Combined: about 508 passengers where known.
Thursday 18 November 2027, in port 08:00–18:00
Plan your shore day in Gibraltar
From the Port of Gibraltar schedule, last checked 6 November 2026.
Detailed answer
Costa Diadema was built by Fincantieri at Marghera, near Venice, and entered service on Saturday 8 November 2014, the day after it was christened in Genoa. It was ordered in 2012 to replace Costa Concordia, and it was Costa's flagship until Costa Toscana took that role in 2022. The ship has a gross tonnage of 132,500, a length of 306 metres, 1,862 cabins, 3,724 guests at double occupancy and a crew of 1,253. It has an outdoor promenade of more than 500 metres, three swimming pools, a 4D cinema, a three-deck theatre and the Samsara Spa, among 7 restaurants and 15 bars. Its most recent dry dock was in Marseille in November 2023.
How busy will town be?
The upcoming visits listed on this page show the passengers expected on each call and any other ships in port the same day. Town is busiest when several ships are in at once or a large ship arrives at a weekend. A ship carrying a few hundred passengers makes little difference on its own.
Can you sail on it from nearby?
Yes, from Barcelona, Alicante and Malaga. The call on Friday 8 October 2027 is on a 10-night western Mediterranean round trip that leaves Barcelona on Sunday 3 October 2027 and calls at Alicante, Lisbon, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Malaga, Marseille and Savona before returning on Wednesday 13 October 2027; Costa also sells the same voyage from Savona. The call on Friday 29 October 2027, from 06:00 to 13:30, is on a 12-night round trip from Savona that leaves on Friday 22 October 2027 and calls at Barcelona, Alicante, Cartagena, Malaga, Tangier, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Lisbon and Marseille before returning on Wednesday 3 November 2027. Costa sells its October 2027 voyages with boarding at several ports, including Barcelona, Alicante, Marseille and Savona, and an 11-night round trip from Malaga leaves on Tuesday 26 October 2027. The ship spends summer 2027 in northern Europe on round trips from Kiel and Copenhagen before returning to the Mediterranean in September. The Port schedule also lists a third call on Thursday 18 November 2027, from 08:00 to 18:00.